What color is #150F18?

#150F18 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150F18?

The RGB value is 21, 15, 24: 21 red, 15 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150F18?

The complementary color is #12180F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150F18 color

#150F18 rgb(21, 15, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #150F18 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 5.9% green and 9.4% blue (21, 15, 24).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 23% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#150F18 color codes

HEX	`#150F18`
RGB	`rgb(21, 15, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 5.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 23%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 38%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.12, 4.34, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.12, 6.33, 313.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.645, 0.567, 0.939)`
Decimal	`1380120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150F18, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #150F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #150F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150f18; }
.text { color: #150f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 15 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150f18, #180f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #150F18?: #150F18 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150F18?: The RGB value is 21, 15, 24: 21 red, 15 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150F18?: The complementary color is #12180F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.